'Estar' = 'Ser' + X
This paper studies the SER / ESTAR alternation in Spanish. Following the logic behind Freeze's (1992) and Kayne's (1993) analysis of Benveniste's (1960) approach to HAVE, it is argued that ESTAR derives from SER plus the incorporation of an additional functional element, labeled X. It...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/borealis/article/view/3634 |